| If you follow the NFL closely, the odds are pretty good that
you can state the number of TD passes Kurt Warner threw last season. That’s pretty
easy. So let’s make things a lot tougher.
Let’s see how well you know your NFL history. Let’s see how well you know
touchdowns scored or touchdowns thrown from back in time.
Let’s see how you can do in the ProFootballWeekly.com historical stats quiz. All
questions deal with NFL statistics only. Recommended for advanced students only.
1. Of these players, who scored the most touchdowns during their first two seasons in
the NFL?
a) Billy Sims
b) Jim Brown
c) Larry Csonka
d) Walter Payton
2. In how many seasons did O.J. Simpson score 10 or more touchdowns?
a) one
b) two
c) four
d) six
3. What was the most touchdowns O.J. Simpson ever scored in one season?
a) 11
b) 16
c) 19
d) 23
4. What was the most TD passes Bart Starr ever threw in one season?
a) 14
b) 16
c) 18
d) 20
5. What was the most TD passes Bob Griese ever threw in a season?
a) 17
b) 19
c) 21
d) 22
6. Of the following players, who is the only one ever to score at least 10 rushing
touchdowns in a single season?
a) Brad Baxter
b) Ollie Matson
c) Hugh McElhenny
d) Bo Jackson
7. Of the following players, who never had back-to-back seasons with double-digit
rushing touchdowns?
a) John Riggins
b) Gerald Riggs
c) Franco Harris
d) Paul Hornung
8. What was the most rushing touchdowns QB Fran Tarkenton ever had in a season?
a) three
b) five
c) seven
d) nine
9. Of the following non-quarterbacks, who threw the most TD passes in his career?
a) Bronko Nagurski
b) Jim Brown
c) Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch
d) Walter Payton
10. Of the following tight ends, which is the only one who had more than 10 TD catches
in a season?
a) John Mackey
b) Mike Ditka
c) Kellen Winslow
d) Dave Casper
11. Which quarterback never threw at least 28 TD passes in a season?
a) Sid Luckman
b) Terry Bradshaw
c) Joe Namath
d) Johnny Unitas
12. In how many seasons did Joe Montana throw more than 25 TD passes?
a) four
b) six
c) seven
d) nine
13. Of the following players, who had the most consecutive seasons with 10 or more TD
receptions?
a) Tommy McDonald
b) Don Hutson
c) Paul Warfield
d) Fred Biletnikoff
14. RB Earl Campbell rushed for 74 touchdowns in his career. How many touchdown
receptions did he have?
a) zero
b) four
c) seven
d) 14
15. In how many seasons did Y.A. Tittle throw more than 30 TD passes?
a) zero
b) one
c) two
d) three
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